Tigers agree to terms with trio, but not Scherzer

Summary of 5 articles · Updated Jan 17, 2014

• Max Scherzer: one-year, $15.525 million with Detroit Tigers The 29-year-old Scherzer went 21-3 with a 2.90 ERA and 240 strikeouts last season, and the Tigers advanced to the AL championship series against Boston. In his first and only year of arbitratio… (more)n eligibility he’ll be a free agent next winter reigning American League Cy Young award winner Max Scherzer cashed in big on his 2013 success. Detroit freed up some money by trading first baseman Prince Fielder and right-hander Doug Fister, but the Tigers also signed closer Joe Nathan. Now, we freely admit it’s not what you'd call a thrilling 24-48 hour period as the headlines and figures tend to get a bit repetitive and the signings are just formalities since the players remain under team control, but it’s in an active time and it can be interesting to see how certain players are valued.

Friday was arbitration deadline day around baseball, which means teams, agents and arbitration eligible players had one final day to exchange salary figures to be used in the event the sides can’t reach an agreement before hearings begin in February. Of…